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  • China
    May, 1928
    Mao Zedong

    3rd Marriage

    China
    May, 1928

    Mao married He Zizhen, an 18-year-old revolutionary who bore him five children over the following nine years.




  • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    May, 1928
    Walt Disney

    Mickey Mouse's First Appearance

    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    May, 1928

    Mickey Mouse first appeared in May 1928 as a single test screening of the short Plane Crazy, but it, and the second feature, The Gallopin' Gaucho, failed to find a distributor. Following the 1927 sensation The Jazz Singer, Disney used synchronized sound on the third short, Steamboat Willie, to create the first post-produced sound cartoon. After the animation was complete, Disney signed a contract with the former executive of Universal Pictures, Pat Powers, to use the "Powers Cinephone" recording system; Cinephone became the new distributor for Disney's early sound cartoons, which soon became popular.




  • Berlin, Germany
    Sunday May 20, 1928
    Joseph Goebbels

    The ban on the NSDAP was lifted

    Berlin, Germany
    Sunday May 20, 1928

    The ban on the NSDAP was lifted before the Reichstag elections on 20 May 1928.




  • Royal Albert Hall, London, England, United Kingdom
    May, 1928
    Marcus Garvey

    Marcus spoke at the Royal Albert Hall

    Royal Albert Hall, London, England, United Kingdom
    May, 1928

    In May, Marcus spoke at the Royal Albert Hall.




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